nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to become completely chilled
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go along; to walk along; to follow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to crumble away; to collapse
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by